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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458212003321

Autore

Korall Burt

Titolo

Drummin' men [[electronic resource] ] : the heartbeat of jazz : the bebop years / / Burt Korall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

1-280-70418-7

0-19-534651-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

786.9/1654/092273

786.91654092273

Soggetti

Drummers (Musicians) - United States

Jazz musicians - United States

Bop (Music) - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-276), discography (p. [277]-281), and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. Bebop; 2. from Swing to Bop-The Visionaries; 3. Transitional figures; 4. The Innovators; 5. Into the 1950's; 6. Other significant figures; APPENDIX 1 Drum Rudiments; APPENDIX 2 Transcriptions of Drum Solos; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; DISCOGRAPHY; THE INTERVIEWEES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Burt Korall is widely recognized as the most authoritative writer on jazz drumming. His first book Drummin' Men--The Heartbeat of Jazz: The Swing Era is considered a classic. Now, in this exciting sequel, Korall offers a richly informative history of drumming in the Bebop era. Korall looks at this music through the eyes of the musicians themselves, covering a whole range of important jazz drummers, but focusing upon the most original and significant--principally Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, and Art Blakey. Korall provides a knowledgeable background about the history of bebop--and the unfortunate